All Saints' Day Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 c. flour
1 c. milk, scalded
1/2 c. sugar
salt
1 stick margarine
2 eggs
2 small cakes yeast or 2 envelopes quick rise yeast
raisins (optional)

Preparation

Scald milk.
Add margarine, sugar, salt and beaten eggs.
Cool to lukewarm.
Crumble or sprinkle yeast in milk mixture.
Leave set until bubbly (a few minutes).
Add the liquid mixture to flour in a large bowl.
Add more flour as needed (should hardly be sticky). Add a few raisins.
Let raise until double in bulk.
Then knead bread and divide into sections.
Hand roll sections.
Cut into small pieces.
Roll out and braid.
Let rise again.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for about 30 minutes.